NEW YORK — Detroit left-hander David Price set a record for the highest one-year contract for a player in salary arbitration, agreeing to a $19.75 million deal as 95 players reached agreements on the busiest day of baseball's offseason. Several other pitchers got big salaries, including Washington's Doug Fister ($11.4 million) and Stephen Strasburg ($7.4 million), San Diego's Ian Kennedy ($9.85 million), and Jeff Samardzija of the Chicago White Sox ($9.8 million). Baltimore first baseman Chris Davis, with one game left to serve on a 25-game suspension for using a banned supplement, got the largest deal among position players Friday at $12 million. Orioles catcher...

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